Historical Events In March - 06

1966  Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) on this day in history.   

1966  Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83 on March - 06.   

1967  On March - 06 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards   

1967  Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison on this day in history.   

1967  Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted on this day in history.   

1967  Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US on March - 06.   

1967  Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 on March - 06.   

1968  On March - 06 isa Krejci, composer, dies at 63   

1970  On March - 06 beatles release "Let it Be" in UK   

1970  On March - 06 william Hopper, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55   

1971  On this day in history test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain   

1971  Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1972  Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner on March - 06.   

1972  On this day in history keswick to Penrith railway officially closes   

1973  On March - 06 paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 72   

1974  An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo on March - 06.   

1976  On March - 06 world Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)   

1976  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR) on this day in history.   

1976  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA) on this day in history.   

1976  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1976  "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71 on March - 06.   

1978  On March - 06 hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot &crippled by a sniper in Georgia   

1979  Charles Wagenheim, actor (Halligan-Gunsmoke), dies at 83 on March - 06.   

1980  7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time on March - 06.   

1980  On this day in history french Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)   

1981  On March - 06 cBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast.   

1981  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on March - 06.   

1981  Soyuz 39 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1981  Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" on March - 06.   

1981  On this day in history george Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies   

1982  Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB) on March - 06.   

1982  Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in NY at 77 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU wins West German parliament elections   

1983  On March - 06 new Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1340  On March - 06 birth of john of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)   

1405  Johan II, King of Castille was born on March - 06.   

1405  King John II of Castile (d. 1454) was born on March - 06.   

1459  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant was born on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history birth of michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564)   

1483  On this day in history birth of francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna   

1492  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer was born on this day in history.   

1495  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) was born on March - 06.   

0766  On March - 06 chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50   

1252  Death of Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

1490  Death of Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) on March - 06.   

1531  Death of Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador on March - 06.   

1583  On March - 06 zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48   

1615  On this day in history pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns   

1616  Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1627  Death of Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) on March - 06.